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- 20' iMac / 2.0ghz / 250GB HD / 4.0GB RAM - Leopard
Some questions are probably basic, but when you don't know s*** you ask. Here is what I have:
iMac 2.0ghz with 2GB RAM and I have Canon HV20 (full HD res).
Questions:
1) HARDWARE
What is the best "transport" method (output connection) to transfer HD Video from this camera to my external hard drive through my iMac? (the camera gives you the choice of either using:
a) USB (from the small USB terminal in the body of the cam to the normal size USB connection in my iMac)
or
b) HDV/DV (using a IEEE1394 DV cable connecting one end to the HDV/DV terminal in the camera body and the other end into the iMac (iMac only takes 6-pin)
So what is best in terms of speed, use of resources and not running risks of dropping frames, etc.?
2) SOFTWARE
A) Can I use Final Cut Express 4 to capture the footage from my camera? Or Quicktime Pro will handle this (HD footage) with no problem?
B) What is the most convenient format I should capture into? MOV file? Even if it's HD video?
C) Can I edit HD video with iMovie or should I just get FCE4?
D) When I am done with editing, should render my edited version as a new MOV file?
D) If I want to grab that file and compress for uploading on the web? Can I do that with FCE4 or I can only do it with QT Pro?
E) And if so, what is the format I should compress into in order to upload on the web? H.264?
Thanks, R.
iMac 2.0ghz with 2GB RAM and I have Canon HV20 (full HD res).
Questions:
1) HARDWARE
What is the best "transport" method (output connection) to transfer HD Video from this camera to my external hard drive through my iMac? (the camera gives you the choice of either using:
a) USB (from the small USB terminal in the body of the cam to the normal size USB connection in my iMac)
or
b) HDV/DV (using a IEEE1394 DV cable connecting one end to the HDV/DV terminal in the camera body and the other end into the iMac (iMac only takes 6-pin)
So what is best in terms of speed, use of resources and not running risks of dropping frames, etc.?
2) SOFTWARE
A) Can I use Final Cut Express 4 to capture the footage from my camera? Or Quicktime Pro will handle this (HD footage) with no problem?
B) What is the most convenient format I should capture into? MOV file? Even if it's HD video?
C) Can I edit HD video with iMovie or should I just get FCE4?
D) When I am done with editing, should render my edited version as a new MOV file?
D) If I want to grab that file and compress for uploading on the web? Can I do that with FCE4 or I can only do it with QT Pro?
E) And if so, what is the format I should compress into in order to upload on the web? H.264?
Thanks, R.